More DIY fun...
Good morning fellow hangers. Seems that I've been on a cool DIY kick lately. First it was building self-bows or stick-bows from the woods and now it's hammocks from recycling material.I wanted to go the "Poorboy" route again with this project, so that it could apply to all the folks out there on a very fixed budget such as mine. Knowledge is still the real key to success in life, so I boned up on hammock making with my Google-Fu and got right into it.
I also like to keep things simple so again, knowledge, is your friend. Turns out that 100% polyester is strong enough to make a safe hammock out of, for at least, average sized guys.
Suspension is a whole other trip again. Lots of fun. Turns out that good hanging ropes and flat tree-style straps are everywhere, once you know what to look for. I'm still experimenting and have been happy with most of my choices so far. As a matter of fact, the black and white Para-type cord I've been testing recently is working real well for making soft shackles or nacrabiners as some prefer to call them. You can see the green dog leash which also passed the tree strap test with flying colors. Using what you have is a real good motto to work with in this type of project for sure. This leash, brand new cost me one dollar @ the $ama store where I bought the 15 meters of para-type rope for a dolla-fity.
Oh ya, the white plastic piece, acting as a marlin-type spike, was cut from an unused modern day coat hanger. Very efficient and light weight too. Cheap or what, eh.
I'll add a few more pics of these DIY hammy's and some of the things I used to hang them with as time permits. I really hope this thread helps some of you to become a little more innovative and adventurous too.You don't need a lot of money to be a hanger. Thanks for looking at my latest comfortable, cool and very cozy creations today folks.
Happy Hang'n!
LarryB
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